At the very moment when they should be preparing for a possible hurricane, Maui is looking at cutting back health services....

... the "compensation culture" ....

... Latest Lester Updates ...

Interested attorneys should submit a letter of interest along with a resume....

...they have no standards, they have no curriculum, they have had no public vetting or review process of any proposed new curriculum; but it's on the books and ready to go....

...the government made a couple of interventions in the market that allowed the manufacturer to raise prices....

The impact of the bed closures will mean a decreased capacity with critical services such as Stroke, Heart, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Trauma and other critical care needs requiring transport to Oahu....

When an OHA Trustee resigns, his replacement is selected by the other Trustees....

This year, Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) schools enrolled 169,268 students (down 719 from last year), and charter schools enrolled 10,634 (up 212 from last year)....

...Liu submitted false invoices to be paid from the state after being awarded a state contract to start a certified redemption center....

...FTA is reconsidering its recovery plan due date (to allow this to stretch into the Legislative session so Caldwell can use it to push a GE Tax hike)....

Tourism and Construction....

...As 2 hurricanes approach, meteorologists predict impacts worse than Iselle....

A total of 835,417 visitors came to the Hawaiian Islands in July 2016....

...a federal lawsuit asserting that the amount the State pays to resource families to cover the costs of caring for foster children was inadequate....

Public colleges play a special role in making higher education affordable, but in recent years, soaring tuition is pushing that dream out of reach....

Town Hall Meeting -- Wednesday, August 31st, 2016 Time: 7:00-8:00pm ....

With a new date of July 1, 2017, we will all avoid the perpetual raising and dashing of expectations as interim closing dates are repeatedly set and cancelled....

...FTA rules have required a HART Recovery Plan since late 2014....

SLH’s water carrier service is regulated by the PUC....